Jean "Carol" Sabin

November 25, 2000

Jean "Carol" Sabin, 72, of Arlington Heights, a retired organist, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the Abington of Glenview nursing home. Born in Oak Park and raised on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Mrs. Sabin graduated from Schurz High School, where she learned to play the clarinet, and then studied piano at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. She ended up following her brother by learning how to play the organ. After moving to Arlington Heights in 1953, Mrs. Sabin gave organ lessons from her home, retiring in 1983. During her retirement, Mrs. Sabin accompanied her husband, Robert, on many cross-country trips when he served as president of the Illinois Elks Association and then as president of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks in 1988. "She was the Elks' first lady," her husband said. Other survivors include a brother, Juddson Taylor; a stepdaughter, Mary Nelson; and a stepson, Robert Jr. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. Prayers will be said at 9:45 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. A mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of the Wayside Church, 432 S. Mitchell Ave., Arlington Heights.